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There are beams straight and arched, gilt-edged or painted with iterated You won’t be surprised to know our
patterns; heads and flowers and leaves and heraldry in primary colours; but top selling items are eggs and milk,
above all there are the twelve apostles, jutting horizontally from the wall, but you might be surprised to know
resembling hammer-beams but serving no purpose except ornament, holy indeed that on average we sell 3 kilos of
but droll enough to lighten the longest sermon or dreariest service, nicely injecting Bananas every day! From Oct till
the celestial with a touch of fairground and the cause no doubt of stiff necks by December we sold 65 kilos of Brussels
the thousand. Some are identified by what they carry: John’s gospel, Peter’s keys Sprouts and 93 Kilos of Carrots, 13
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Judas, nearest the chancel on the north side, carries his purse, painted gold and Camembert’s.
filled with silver, and sports a raffishly oriental-style beard, sign perhaps of If you’re new to the parish or have
untrustworthiness.
not been in the shop recently please
Cardinal Morton, whose face fills come and take a look. The Post
the central boss of the second Office is open Monday to Friday 9.00 till 12.00 along with the shop which also
beam from the east end, is said to opens on Saturday 9.00 till 12.00 and Sunday 10.00 till 12.00. We stock a wide
have paid for this florid canopy as range of Sainsbury’s products alongside fresh fruit and veg collected from the
well as for the tower. His chantry market twice a week. We have fresh bread in 4 times a week. Our meat is
chapel was at the east end of the supplied by Curtis’ of Wareham and we have a wide range of cheese from the
north aisle. Born a few miles away market. There is a good range of bird food from Nordale.
at Milborne St Andrew, he was
one of the cleverest and possibly We are currently operating a covid friendly queuing system and a traffic light
one of the wickedest men of his system ensuring we only have one customer in the shop at a time. We appreciate
time. He helped engineer the the continued support of the village hall committee allowing us to use the hall to
marriage of Henry VII and facilitate a one-way system and somewhere to queue in bad weather.
Elizabeth of York, daughter of A few of our volunteers have had to step back once again due to the virus but a
Edward IV, to strengthen Henry’s fragile claim to the throne. His charge that
Richard III killed Edward IV’s two sons in the Tower, true or false, also helped Henry. few new ones have stepped forward and so we continue to be supported by a
strong team. That is not to say if you’d like to get involve you wouldn’t be very
Under Henry he became Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Chancellor, Cardinal. welcome. There are always things to be done and if you’d like to help out please
Morton’s Fork was his formula to justify the taxing of all clergy: the rich could afford
get in touch. It is a great way to get to know your neighbours.
to pay because they were rich; the poor because they were frugal in their habits.
We are grateful for the support of the parish council in providing some anti slip
Nothing matches the unique quality of this lively blending of effigy art and covers to the steps which were lethal in the icy weather we saw at the beginning
waxwork art. The chancel has fine painted angels along the sides of its wooden of January. The steps are now much safer in all weathers.
roof, and a well-decorated late Tudor tomb-chest with a rich canopy and brasses
showing Margaret and John Skerne. The 14th century south-side squint retains its As we head towards spring, and I hope that won’t be long in coming I hope you
original iron grille. On the north side the spiral stairway and upper opening to the will continue to support the shop, we can only continue to provide the wide
long-gone rood-loft remains. An 1898 wheeled bier stands in the north aisle. Back range of stock if you come and buy it so we can keep it fresh. We are more than
in the south aisle we see, close to the Turberville window, two 16th century happy to take an order and deliver it or have it ready for you to collect.
Turberville table-tombs, made of Purbeck marble and showing serious signs of
decay. Nearby, under a mat, is the stone that covers the Turberville vault. These Thank you for continuing to support the Village shop.
memorials, in a state of decay and ruin, are carefully described by Hardy when he To place an order please contact us on 01929 472000 during opening hours and
brings unhappy Tess in from outside to wander among her forebears. by email Briantspuddle.shop@gmail.com. You can collect or we’re happy to
deliver.

Ali Chorley

Chair, The friends of Briantspuddle post office and village shop

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